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  • A pilot taxis a Westjet Boeing 737-700 plane to a gate after arriving at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on February 3, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

    U.S. government approves alliance between WestJet and Delta, with conditions

  • A WestJet plane takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Vancouver on Monday, May 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

    WestJet to refund some passengers whose flights were cancelled because of COVID-19

  • FILE- In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, passenger Cari Driggs, right, from Provo, Utah, waits to board a United Airlines flight to Hawaii for vacation at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. The CDC is strongly recommending that passengers on planes, trains and buses wear masks, but it's still stopping short of requiring face coverings to prevent spreading COVID-19. All leading U.S. airlines require passengers other than small children to wear masks during flights, but enforcement can be spotty. The Federal Aviation Administration has declined to require masks. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

    CDC: 'Strong recommendation' but no rule for masks on planes

  • A traveller walks between check-in kiosks at Toronto's Pearson International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Opposition parties demand passenger refunds as condition of any airline bailouts

  • Dignity GoHealth worker Brandon Hastings uses an Abbott ID Now rapid antigen testing machine for United Airlines passengers who took tests at the SFO COVID-19 rapid testing site at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Coronavirus weary residents and struggling business owners in Hawaii will be watching closely as tourists begin to return to the islands on Thursday without having to self-quarantine upon arrival. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

    Airlines urge rapid testing over quarantines to get people flying again

  • WestJet says it is indefinitely suspending operations to several east coast cities, as well as suspending operations between Toronto and Quebec City. A WestJet flight from Calgary arrives at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, N.S. on Monday, July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

    WestJet cutting flights to Atlantic Canada, laying off staff

  • Tails of Air Transat and an Air Canada aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport, in Montreal, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

    Air Canada reaches new agreement to acquire Transat AT at a reduced price

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    Air Canada pushing to drop mandatory quarantine in favour of testing based strategy

  • A traveller walks between check-in kiosks at Toronto's Pearson International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Pearson hikes airport improvement fees amid slumping revenues

  • Empty seats are seen during a flight from Vancouver to Calgary, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Airlines in Canada and around the world are suffering financially due to the lack of travel and travel bans due to COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

    Airlines demand 'concrete plan' for financial aid after throne speech hints at relief

  • Air Canada will now require passengers to submit to a temperature check before boarding. (File photo)

    Air Canada tops U.S. list of foreign airline complaints over refunds

  • An Air Canada flight departing for Kelowna takes off at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, March 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

    New Air Canada flight pass offers unlimited domestic travel

  • FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, file photo, British Airways planes are parked at Heathrow Airport in London. A British Airways plane flew between New York and London in less than five hours, landing early Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at Heathrow Airport after leaving John F. Kennedy International Airport, setting a record for subsonic plane travel. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

    British Airways' parent to cut flights following quarantines

  • A TD Bank branch is seen in Halifax. (Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)

    TD faces class-action lawsuit over travel insurance and cancelled trips amid pandemic

  • An Porter airlines flight makes its final approach as it lands at the airport Tuesday July 2, 2019 in Ottawa. Porter Airlines is extending its suspension of all of its flights by another month until July 29. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    Porter Airlines extends flight suspensions until mid-November due to COVID-19

  • A Boeing 787 performs during the opening day of the Dubai Airshow, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

    Manufacturing defect leads Boeing to ground several 787 jets

  • A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Jonathan Hayward)

    Canada extends COVID-19 restrictions on international travel until Sept. 30

  • FILE - In this May 22, 2020 file photo, a message to wear a face mask flashes across a television monitor as travelers retrieve their bags off a carousel at Denver International Airport in Denver. Airlines are requiring passengers to wear masks, but recent incidents involving young children have put the carriers on the spot for how they enforce rules on face coverings. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

    Young children pose a dilemma for airlines with mask rules

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    Air Canada launching new Aeroplan program in November

  • FILE - Travelers make their ways to the south security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in Denver. U.S. public health officials are revising their travel advisory information. So if Taiwan or Greenland are in your travel plans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says you can go ahead and pack your bags. Previously, the agency told U.S. travelers to avoid all nonessential travel because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

    U.S. rescinds global 'do not travel' coronavirus warning